In this sectionYou can read more about the role of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the team. There is information about the Police and Crime Panel, which monitors my work and the Police and Crime Plan, which is my plan for policing in the county.
You will also find detail of all the grants allocated to support the Police and Crime Plan.

In this sectionIt is important that this office complies with the statutory obligations placed upon the PCC. This includes making sure we publish all the information we are required to in a clear and accessible way. In this section you will see all formal decisions made by the PCC. You can also find out more about what we spend, how we monitor performance, how we work with partners and what requests we have received under the Freedom of Information act.

In this sectionThe public plays an important role in the work of the PCC. In this section you will see how you can get involved either by becoming an independent member to check on the welfare of people who are in police custody or to have your say at a public meeting or via a survey.

In this sectionThe Police and Crime Commissioner has set out in the Police and Crime Plan that victims of crime should be central to all that we do; treatment of victims is vital to building public trust and confidence in the police. Information on how the PCC is helping to support victims of crime can be found in this section.

In this sectionYou can read more about the role of the Police and Crime Commissioner and the team. There is information about the Police and Crime Panel, which monitors my work and the Police and Crime Plan, which is my plan for policing in the county.
You will also find detail of all the grants allocated to support the Police and Crime Plan.

In this sectionIt is important that this office complies with the statutory obligations placed upon the PCC. This includes making sure we publish all the information we are required to in a clear and accessible way. In this section you will see all formal decisions made by the PCC. You can also find out more about what we spend, how we monitor performance, how we work with partners and what requests we have received under the Freedom of Information act.

In this sectionThe public plays an important role in the work of the PCC. In this section you will see how you can get involved either by becoming an independent member to check on the welfare of people who are in police custody or to have your say at a public meeting or via a survey.

In this sectionThe Police and Crime Commissioner has set out in the Police and Crime Plan that victims of crime should be central to all that we do; treatment of victims is vital to building public trust and confidence in the police. Information on how the PCC is helping to support victims of crime can be found in this section.

Council tax payers asked their views on policing precept

Suffolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner is asking Suffolk council tax payers whether they would be prepared to pay more towards the police service they receive; for a Band D property this would be 23p more each week, bringing the annual precept payment to £188.82.

Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore said, “Suffolk Constabulary does a good job for the people of Suffolk. It is a low-cost force and offers good value for money. However, we face significant financial challenges and this will continue for the foreseeable future.

“On December 19th the Policing Minister made his announcement about funding for the next financial year. Whilst we will receive the same amount of core government funding as in 2017/18, the bottom line is this does not take into account the impact of inflation nor additional policing costs, so I will need to raise the council tax precept to cover this.”“I understand the impact an increase in council tax will have on you as a resident of Suffolk but I have a difficult decision to make.”

The PCC had already committed to raising the policing element of the council tax by 2% for 2018/19, however Government has revised the precept limit upwards so he can now raise the policing precept by up to 6.8% (which is £12 per year for a Band D property).

He continued, “I need to know whether Suffolk residents would be prepared to pay an extra 16p per week, which will be difference between the 2% and the 6.8% precept increase (based on a Band D property).Increasing the precept by 2% will add approximately £860K to the annual budget, resulting in an increase in the policing element of your council tax in 2018/19 of 7p a week for a Band D property. However, this could result in a reduction of the police service you receive because we would still have to identify £800K of additional savings for next year. If we increase by 6.8%, rather than 2%, it would add a further £2.1m to the policing budget for the next financial year. This will cost council tax payers an additional 16p a week, which will be an extra 23p a week in all.

The Chief Constable has advised me that the additional funding, generated by a 6.8% increase, will give much needed stability to the Constabulary. It will give us the necessary funding we need to:

• maintain police visibility on the county’s roads to prevent criminal access to the county and keep road users safe

• further invest in technology to help tackle the changing profile of criminality

• improve the proactive capability of the constabulary to help combat drug misuse and youth gang violence